• 5 Locomotive exchange on SEPTA's procurement

  • Discussion relating to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Philadelphia Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.septa.com. Also including discussion related to the PATCO Speedline rapid transit operated by Delaware River Port Authority. Official web site can be found here: http://www.ridepatco.org/.
Discussion relating to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Philadelphia Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.septa.com. Also including discussion related to the PATCO Speedline rapid transit operated by Delaware River Port Authority. Official web site can be found here: http://www.ridepatco.org/.

Moderator: AlexC

  by ConstanceR46
 
Is there any more concise explanation to what any of this particularly means?
  by rcthompson04
 
SEPTA has had a budget item for replacing 3 work locomotives. Cannot see the bid docs so cannot say for sure.
  by R36 Combine Coach
 
RL1 fleet due up?
  by rcthompson04
 
R36 Combine Coach wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 6:39 pm RL1 fleet due up?
SEPTA received funding from the Feds to replace the diesels with more fuel efficient/lower emission models.
  by CNJGeep
 
51, 52, 60, 61, and either 50 or 70, depending on who you talk to. The original plan was to buy five or six more like the 80, but I guess they'll be right back in square one of multiple builder hell.
  by Silverliner5
 
70 is going to get replaced and SEPTA should've buy a tier 4 and put it inside 70 instead of getting a new one
  by Emmett
 
I think that if they were to maybe save 1 of those locomotives, it should be the SW1200 or BL15. the only reason I say those 2 is because I believe they get used the most (for wire trains). It's also just because I want to see them in action before the inevitable **SCRAP** comes. If i know anything about septa its ( 0 things get saved). hopefully the SW1200 or BL15 do.